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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-17
WHY THEY HUNG HIM.

A Fair Specimen of Simon-Pure Territori-
al Lynch Law.
did you get that hoss-thief you fell
lers went afterP" was asked of man
who lives near where the Territories
of Montana and Wyoming corner"
ON Dakota.
'You bet we did!'
make him dance mostly on airP''
THAT'S what we doner'
Sure he was the right one, /
reckonp'
Well. pardner. not so ALFRED
sure cs we might o. been. But you
can bet yer boss we Amt the crowd
that goes out after man an don't git
samebodyr'
"Any evidence against the man you
strung upP"
Moro, nothing direct as know of
Il low it was what they call cir
cumstantial evidence. Yc see we
were gettin' tired o lookin' anyhow,
an come long to this Teller an asked
him if he'd seen any thing of our man
an he said he hadn't an then went
on kinder talkin' agin hangin' an
said he lowed us fellers didn't have
no 'thority to string up folks. Then l
says: Boys. this cuss Amt got no
public spirit, he amt willin' nothing
could be done fer the good o. the
country an reckon we'd better string
him up HIMSELF So in bout min
ute we had him where he wouldn't
git his feet wet. You bet man that
won't show no 'thusiasm bout gittin'
rid O hoss-thieves is dangerous
character fer The communicable
Eotd Bell.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-17
THE LIMEklLN CLUB.

Brother Gardner Intimates That He Is
Perfectly Satisfied with This World.
Il wish de world would let me alone
fur couple of weeks said Brother
Gardner, as the echoes of the triangle
died away ''lt has got to dat pass
whar | am constantly lookin fur sum
thin to happen, an lis WARM on my
narves.
"Ebery Monday mawnn' we kin
look in de papers fur an item to dc Of
feck dat de cholera am sartin to reach
dis kentry.
"On Tuesday mawnin' we kin ex-
peck to find dat somebody has d;skib-
cred new comet, and dat said comet
ar gwine to switch his tail around an
knock dis kcntry all to smash.
ION Wednesday mawnin' We ar
purity sartin to find medical report to
de etieck dat consumpshm has iu-
creased fifty per cent in dis kcatry in
de las five Vars, an dat Guild men
all ODER de kentry am t'ropp:n' dead
wild heart disease.
Thursday am de regular day fur
predictin' tidal waves, cyclones an
finanshul panics.
Friday ar sartin to bring de news
dat de coal fields of dc world will be
exhausted in about 252, 900 Vars, cherry
stick of wood be gone var later, an
dat de Guild populashun kin prepare
fur sorrowful time.
Saturday eands up de week wild =
railroad slaughter, big hotel fab.
steamboat collishun an de statement
dat de germs Of yaller fever hev APP
peared in watermellyons. Dis puts us
all in good frame of mind, an when
we go to church on Sunday an har
de preacher tell how glad we orter be
dat we ar lowed to lib frew de week
we feel dat he has struck de keynote.
II tell you. l doan' care two cents
whether de sun am $4,000. 900 miles
from de airth, or only 80. 800, 600. l
doan' know whether de moon am in
habited or not. an doan' propose to
lose any sleep ODER it. Dis kentry may
hev 1000 miles of coast exposed to de
attack of a furrein iron-clad, but ain't
gwine to git up Que mint airlier in de
mawnin'. 1t may be dat de intelleck-
tual standard of de world has decreased
ten per cent, in de las decade, but Use
gwine to keep right on buyin' de same
grade Of Goldfish from de same grocer.
Insanity may be gainin' ground at de
rate Of five per cent per var. but me
an de ole woman am gwine TO smoke
de same kind of terbacker an soothe
our bnnyons wild de same make OBJ
aalys. "--Dstroi frss Press,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-17

Boston has just received from Africa
the largest gorilla ever landed in this
country. His name is Jack, and he is
five feet in height when standing erect,
and measures seven feet from the end
of one outstretched hand to the other.
He weighs about one hundred and
twenty-five pounds, and exhibits enor-
nous strength. compared with which
that of man seems like child's. He
arrived in large box made of plank.
ing two and half inches thick, and
when being removed from the ship he
tore large splinters from the hardwood
planks with as much ease as child
would break twig. The hair, which
is very coarse and from two to four
inches in length, is of a grecnish-gray
color, and on the back. legs and arms
inclnes to black. His shoulders are
immense. The expression Of the face,
which is black, is scowling. The eyes
are small. sunken in the head. and the
lips large and thin.-N. Y. Sun.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-17

Raft timber that has been tioated
down rivers has been ascertained to be
no longer liable to the attack OF dry
rot. So much so is this said to be the
case that in Alsace it is customary to
specify that only raft timber shall be
employed. The water slowly dissolves
out the albumen and salts, and thus de-
prives the fungus Of the nutriment
needful for its development. AFrench
investigator, we are told, has found by
experiment that. whereas fresh sawdust
when buried rots away in a few years,
sawdust from wood which has been
soaked some time in water, and has
thereby been deprived of soluble mat
tiers, will remain in the ground under
similar circumstances wholly un-
changed and only slightly tinged on the
exterior with earthly matters dissolved
from the soil.-Bostom Budget.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-17
WIT AND WISDOM.

There is one tie-up that every body
can approve of, and that is marriage
Boston Post.
--Genteel poverty is a pitiable thing.
but it is less pitiable than genteel
slovenliness.
DO not wait for extraordinary OPP
portunties for good actions, but make
use of common situations. 00the.
TO prevent your house from being
burglarized leave a big watermelon on
the back porch. Macon Telegraph.
Half the trouble of every COM
munity comes from the fact that SO
many people have no capacity to keep
their mouths shut. - DR.. 1atmage's
Sermon.
When young man detects the
first evidence of hair on his upper lip
he feels elevated, when in reality it is
sort of coming down. Yonkers
Statesman.
The most cautious man we ever
knew was the one who was afraid to
buy lead pencil for fear the lead did
not reach clear through it.-Arkansau
Traveller.
DIR. Carver, the famous sharp
shooter, has broken his record. We
thought if he kept on shooting at
glass balls he would break some
thing after awhile. Bloomington Eye.
sally" said fellow to girl
who had red hair, "keep away from
me, or you'll set me on fire." mo
danger of that" replied the girl, "you
are too green to burn. Detroit Free
Press.
Il have been just looking over
newspaper; one of the most solemn and
painful studies in the world, if it be
read thoughtfully. So much Of sin,
and so much of suffering in the world
as are there displayed, and no one
seems able to remedy either.-Dr. ar
mold.
We have certain work to do for
our needs, and that is to be done SIREN
uously; other work to do for our de-
light, and that is to be done heartily;
neither is it to be done by halves or
shifts; but with will; and what is not
worth this effort is not to be done at
all. -Rusttn.
What is with the treasure must
fare as the treasure; the heart which
haunts the treasure-house where the
moth and rust corrupt, will be exposed
to the same ravages as the treasure.
will itself be rusted and moth-eaten.
Many man, many woman, fair and
fourishing to see, is going about with .
rusty moth-eaten heart Macdonald.
The Changes Wrought by Time
The whirligig Of time doth bring
Surprising changes, it Is true;
One day man is full Of joy,
The next he's mighty blue.
The ice man now in carriage rides;
His style all other efforts mocks.
The naughty coal man now employs
A horsecar-or he walks.
-Washisgton Critic
The hot weather of last week left
its impression upon the little boy, who
wrote to his mother as follows: Dear
Ma: It's hot as fire here. My 10-cent
piece melted yesterday. So that's hot,
amt itp Please send me dollar so il
won't melt. Been in swimming nine
teen times to-day. We get bully ice
cream here for I cent glass. Don't
forget the dollar The Epoch
Z
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VOLUME XXI.

has got there few hours in advance,
raised Il large family and was ready to
welcome me. There are transatlantic
flies who make sixteen voyages year
for the benefit of imaginary COM
plants, for no well-born fly ever dies a
natural death. He may sometimes get
cramps while swimming in the milk,
perish for lack of ventilation in the
sugar bowl, or dive heedlessly into hot
tea and succumb, but neither cholera
or consumption, old age or the measles
have any terrors for him.
Fiy-papcr is mean invention which
does grievous injury to the tender and
confiding nature of fly. Being moist
and soft and sticky, it appeals to him
as something good TO eat. Alighting,
he gets one foot mired, and doesn't
like it. Nothing but complete freedom
fly. He beats the air with his wings
and fails to get loose. A happy thought
strikes him. He uses the other hind
leg to pry out the first, and gets that
into trouble. Then he thinks If he
puts down his two middle legs and
pushes real hard, something will break
loose. The experiment is failure.
He then yells for help and other flies
come to his rescue. They interlacc
legs and pull, but find the fly still fast
Then they roll him over on his back,
thinking he may slide easier in that
position, but he is anchored firmer
than ever. Then they ask him to re-
main just where he is until after
luncheon and not get stuck up any
more and promise to wait until they
will come back, and then they go off
and forget all about him. He remains,
feebly gesticulating with his two re-
naming legs, and finally gets tired and
abandons himself to death. Suisse
quently the paper is thrown into the
backyard, where tom-cat steps on
it, and it takes him week to comb the
flies and pitch out of his fur.
A correctly built fly has 10, 63l eyes,
but he is lacking in foresight. During
a prosperous season he will lay in
stock of 1000, 900 children, and yet not,
if he can help 1t, will he leave them
even so small legacy as piece of pie.
/ earnestly trust that the able paper
to be printed by the Royal Society will
do justice to the beautiful, home-like,
trustful disposition of the fly. l have
often tried to do flies justice, but my
efforts, combined with wet towel,
have always failed.
Flies have always taken deep inter-
est in even the smallest things do. As
| write four friendly flies are assisting
the flow of ideas by whispering con-
fidingly in my ear and playing tag on
top of my head; a fifth is balanced on
the butt of my pen, enjoying the slow
ride across the lines and the occasional
excursions to the inkstand, and the
rest have discovered bottle belonging
to the Office boy, and are deep in the
cross-eyed joys of a earouse. Henry
Guy Carlton, in N. Y World.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-17
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL

r,s
ne feisious see es 4" Ahe '""' ~"
""'es NO" ,""De. Gov
lMe University reeeiVeu o'e'
Sooo'ooo IN giits anu requests last year
DR. 4. craven newark eongre.
gauon fecenuy gave nm purse VI
tS,ooo as token OF esteem.
The best teachers are those VINO
learn some thing new themselves every
day and are not ashamed to own IT,
Mary Curran. of the junior class.
Dickinson College, has won gold
medal for oratory over all her bass
voiced competitors.
Gods laws were never designed to
be like cobwebs which catch the little
flies but suffer the large ones to break
through. -Matthcw Henry.
The success of sainthood is the
success attained by struggle and suf-
fering and achieved by faith; success
of honor, of clean hands and pure
heart. of service to man and glory TO
God. Bishop Doaae.
How did you begin the dayp A
day begun with God is not likely TO
end with the world and the devil AL
WAYS begin each day with prayer ii
you would not have its sun set in dark
ness. Indianapolis Journal
We need to learn the lesson that
this life is given us only that we may
attain to eternal life. For lack Of
remembering this, we fix our affections
on the things Of this ileeting world.
and when the time comes that we must
quit it we are aghast and terrified. -
Fuller.
1t is in vain to imagine that the
conception of the Bible which satisfied
men centuries ago will continue un-
modified in the light of modern pro-
gress and discovery. No vote of an
ecclesiastical assembly will have the
slightest influence upon the final
verdict Prof Fisher.
The late Assembly of the Free
Church of Scotland launched ..Jubi-
lee Debt Extinction Scheme to
nav debts on weak and struggling
churches. 1t is proposed to raise $780,
600 for this purpose. and already tho
one-iifth of this sum has been sub
scribed. United Presbyterian.
OF the total 405 graduates from
Franklin College, New Athens, there
have been PSI ministers of the gospel
3 United States Senators, 9 Governors,
% legislators, Z Judges, o college pres
idents and so on for distinctions; and
that reliable old institution is better
equipped now for making great men
than ever before. Guernsey Times.
Tho Gospei in An Lands. in sum-
ming I'M n series of articles on China.
....:. - a.
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FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The boundaries of Scotland g II.
bface 1856 islands.
-Steel-framed cabs are now being
manufactured in England, with view
to lightness and greater durability
than il wood were used for the pur-
pose.
DR.. Barnardo's Ho nes in London
now hold no fewer than two thousand
poor boys and girls wholly dependent
upon him; the most Of whom would.
but for their admission to these homes,
have probably grown up to evil lives.
More than ten thousand other misara-
bic children have also been trained in
these homes-Boston Transcript
The British telegraph service.
which is part of the post-efiee, does
not pay expenses since the rate was re-
duced to sixpence per message. or
year was f223 900 on working en-
penses and f326, 600 for interest on the
working captain all f550. 900, or
81, $50, 600.
in Algeria there is a small stream
which the chemistry of nature has con-
verified into true ink. 1t is formed by
the union of two rivulcts. one of which
is very strongly lmpregnated with iron.
while the other, meanderng through
a peat marsh. imbibes gallic acid. an
other ingredient in the formation OF
ink Letters and other manuscript
matters are satisfactorily written with
this singular natural compound of iron
and gallic acid.
The English red-tape army and
navy officials do queer things. Not
only do they send canned meat to
Australia, were the woods are full of
meat; rice to India and sugar and rum
to Jamaica, but on recent occasion
they literally sent Goals TO Newcastle
for some war ships on the Tyne. Until
very recently they used TO send vast
quantities of gun-flints to Quebec every
year. because such gun adjuncts used
10 be shipped there centuary ago.
Boston Transcript.
The remains of a cemetery belong
ing 10 the age OF the Gauls nave re-
Gently been discovered in Paris, in the
old Fambourg st. German, at the cor
ner of the Rues Rocroi and Bellechase.
Fifty-two tombs have been found with
skeletons. most of which are skeletons
Of women and children. Only twelve
are skeletons of men. Many weapons
and implements have also been un-
Embellishments. lances, and bronze
and iron instruments of all descrip-
tons. -Springfe,d Republican.
Among The peoples who inhabit
the region near Stanley Falls is one
which has very peculiar copper coin-
age, consisting of enormous spear
heads made out of very thin copper.
One of these is valued as equal to two
hundred English pounds worth Of
ivory. Every thing among them has
its value reckoned in terms of copper
spears. Tippoo-Tb, the rich and in
fluential Arab trader whose henchmcn,
not long ago. captured the Stanley
Falls station, has sent one OF these
spears to London. This tribe manu-
features highly artistic metal work
Boston Budget.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-17
AN HEROIC NUN.

EXTRAORDINARY RECORD OF MOtncr MARY
Teresa, u French Sister of Charity.
In presence of all the French troops
guarding the capital of Tonquin. the
Governor-General recently bestowed
the cross Of the Legion of Honor ON q
nun, Mother Mary Teresa. superioress
of the Sisters of Charity in that en-
pire. The troops were drawn up in
the principal plaza Of the city, in a
square surrounding platform on
which were the Governor-General and
his staff When an aid-de-camp was
sent to bring the nun he found her in
the hospital consoling soldier who
was having his leg amputated. She
refused to leave the bedside until the
operation was completed. and then
followed the officer to the square.
where she was received by the General
in person and led up to the platform
amid the joyful EXPLANATIONS of the
soldiers. The General then COM
manded silence. and in a solemn and
impressive tone addressed her as fol-
lows:
Mother Mary Teresa. when you
were twenty years of age you received
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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-17
THE eleventh HOUR.

4s.en a. the eleventh hour
Haste, Haste
Grid up the remnant OF thy power
Ere II too run TO waste.
On with thine armor, swift and braced
For conflict let thy brave strokes sound
Till victory Is found
Even at the eleventh hour.
Mind not the sinking sun,
Nor wait
To cry alas DER fields unwon.
IT'S la;e-ah, truc-'tis late.
But make this hour the hour of Fate.
Since Time, no sun has ever yet
On noble purpose set,
And Gods work thrivcs, tho late begun.
Behold tn appointed time
Is nowl
For good the day is at its prime,
And, though thou knows st not how
God marks the burrows OF thy pillow.
Believe All strife shall end in peace
When doubts and questionings cease.
Sow thou, and waith with faith sublime.
-7hos. H. Muzzy, IN L=s,is's illustrated.
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GAVE UP AT LAST.


The Straw Which Broke Dakota Settler IS
Proud Spirit
A Dakota settler who had had bad
luck financially was finally taken sick.
A friend called to see him and said to
his wife:
II was surprised to hear of your hus-
bands sickness thought he was re-
markably strong and healthy"
Eyes, John was always very healthy,
but he got SO discouraged at last that it
jes' made him SICK
"But he was always of such a
cheerful and buoyant disposition never
expected to see him give up this way"
Eyes, John was always mighty
gritty. When the barn burnt up an
killed the new team he never said a
word, but jes' braoed up an built
another barn an got another team
Eyes, l remember he did,"
Then when the house burnt he
didn't complain a bit, but went to liv-
ing in tent jes' as cheerful"
II know it.
when the farm was sold on Il mort
gage an the children were all took
sick John KEEP right up as happy as
ever"
Eyes, that's so.
by by the sheriff took the COW an
cook-stove, an wagon run over
Johns foot an smashed it, but still he
didn't pear to be bit discouraged.
II know he didn't"
"Then our oldest girl run away an
married a corn-doctor, both our horses
died, John got beat on lawsuit an
fell down an broke his leg. Still he
held his head right up an said he'd
come out on top yet
Yes; well, what was it that could
possibly have occurred to break his
spirit and make him sick at last?''
HE had to sell the old black dog for
fifty Gems to git money to buy flour,
an the man just bought him for his
hide an nothing else, an we know it!
just as soon as John saw the man tie
old Tige under the wagon he come right
in and throwed himself on the bed an
says he: 'Samanthy. that's too much
to stand--I won't never git off n this
bed live mani | reckon | won't be
long follerin' him-yor orter seen the
way old Tige could take hog by the
ear an swing il right around in a
circle!" Dakota Bell.
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A LIVELY CENTENARlAN.
The Sensation Charles Hunt and One
His Sons Created in Boston.

His Sons Created in Boston.
Two burly farmers started out from
Middleton the other day to see the
sights in the Hub. After landing at
the Eastern depot the couple took
carriage for the Boston Museum.
where they made stay of over an
hour, taking in the curiosities.
Then the pair inquired for the wax
figures, and on being told that they
were up three flights, consultation
was held. Then one of the jolly farm
ers sat down on a stool, while the
other ran upstairs with the attendant
to view the show.
'You see." said the former, as he
steadied himself on the stool and
leaned upon his stout cane. II ant
so spry as / used to be eighty years
ago." and the man dubbed over with
laughter
What" remarked bystander, 'fn
the name Of heaven, how old are your"
"Well, I'm turned one hundred and
six years old. and if live till the 10Th
Of January next / shall be one hundred
and seven. That's so, and my boy
can tell you it's true"
Say, mister, how old is the boyq'
ooh, he's only seventy, but he's a
pretty fair boy for one so young"
At this moment the septuagenarian
"boy" came downstairs on dead
run, joined in conversation with his
centenarian dad" and laughinglv
replied to the numerous questions of
the crowd.
I'm farmer" said the septua-
genarian, land have lived nineteen
years at Middleton. l have been
thirty three years altogether in Massa-
chusetts. o no; l wasn't born in the
States. Our homestead was at Dun
ham, Canada East. That's where my
father was born and where all the FAM
lily was reared. There were fourteen
of us, boys and girls, but there's only
seven of us living. Let me see, Charles
is the oldest boy. and he lives in Cana
da still; he's seventy EIGHT, but he
works on his farm "a, usual Then
there's Mitchell, John. that's me-
Francis, William, Bosworth and Jo-
seph, who is the Youngest, and is fifty
years of age. He is q police officer at
Haverhill. Francis is o blacksmith
out at Dubuque. Ia
"Have you any familyw was asked.
"Well, now. l ain t ashamed to say
that I've had my pile Of bows and
girls Reckoning my children, grand
children and great-grandchildren
there's over eighty of us. That's a
good showing, | think"
"What's your fathers nameo"
"Charles King, and We sometimes
call him King Charles
This tckled the old man, and he
smiled at the joke.
Charles King is still British SUBJ
jeet He fought in the war of 1912 on
the British side, being captured by q
press gang and forced to the front.
He is in good health. though some-
what feeble in his limbs. He gets
about easily, but is soon fatigued.
His eyesight is good, and he has
never worn spectacles in his life. His
hearing is poor. but his perceptions
are keen and active. He never learned
to read, but has good memory for
events, and likes to talk over old
times with his son. who has taken full
charge of the old man and accompa-